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Definition of scuffle noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

scuffle

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈskʌfl//
 
scuffle (with somebody)
 
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scuffle (between A and B) a short and not very violent fight or struggle Scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators. He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer. Thesaurusfight
  • clash
  • brawl
  • struggle
  • scuffle
These are all words for a situation in which people try to defeat each other using physical force.
  • fight a situation in which two or more people try to defeat each other using physical force:He got into a fight with a man in the parking lot.
  • clash (journalism) a short fight between two groups of people:Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators.
  • brawl a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place:a drunken brawl in a bar
  • struggle a fight between two people or groups of people, especially when one of them is trying to escape, or to get something from the other:There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene.
  • scuffle a short and not very violent fight or struggle:He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer.
Patterns
  • a fight/clash/brawl/struggle/scuffle over something
  • in a fight/brawl/struggle/scuffle
  • a violent fight/clash/struggle
  • to be in/get into/be involved in a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle
  • a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle breaks out
See scuffle in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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